Ivan Toney in stunning Saudi Pro League first with Al Ahli striker on best scoring run of career
Ivan Toney brought up two personal milestones as he inspired Al Ahli to victory in a five-goal thriller against Al Hilal.
The former Brentford striker scored a hat-trick as his side won 3-2 at the Kingdom Arena in the Saudi Pro League on Friday night.
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Toney made history with a hat-trick for Al Ahli on Friday nightCredit: Getty
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The forward’s first Saudi Pro League treble secured a 3-2 away winCredit: GettyIt is the first treble Toney has bagged since moving to the Middle East in the summer.
The 28-year-old penned a four-year deal with Al Ahli after completing a £40million move to the club.
Toney is now on the best scoring run of his senior career after his three strikes against Al Hilal.
It means he has scored in each of his last seven league matches, the most he has ever managed.
READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSThe run dates back to a brace in a 5-0 win over Al Riyadh in January, with Toney scoring 12 goals during his seven-match streak.
Overall, the England forward has now tallied 19 goals and five assists in 28 appearances across all competitions this season.
His hat-trick on Friday also secured a dramatic away win for Matthias Jaissle’s side.
Toney scored twice in six minutes at the start of the second half to fire the visitors into a two-goal lead.
However, Al Ahli were pegged back late on, with Marcos Leonardo equalising from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.
His strike proved to be in vain, though, as Toney completed his hat-trick with the winning goal just four minutes later.
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Toney has scored in seven league matches in a row – the best run of his careerCredit: GettyThe win sees Al Ahli move up to fourth in the Saudi Pro League and level on points with third-placed Al Nassr after 23 matches.
They remain nine points adrift of Al Ittihad, though, with the league leaders also having a game in hand.
Al Ahli are back in action in the AFC Champions League on Tuesday night with a trip to Al Rayyan of Qatar in the last 16.
Meanwhile, their next league match sees them host Al Khaleej on March 7.
Ivan Toney scores first goal for Al Ahli!
